Arch-support



Q. U. SCOTT.

ARCH SUPPORT.-

AFPLICATION FILED NOV- II, 1920.

1 $72,09 4. Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

F l sla INVENTOR.

QUINCY DLSCUTT A ORNEYJ UNITED-STATE citizen of the United States ofQUINQYDSCOT'I' OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

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America, residing at Columbus, in the countyofFrank' lin and State ofohimhave'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Arch-Supports,of which the following is aspecification.

.My present invention relates generally to arch supports usefulespecially to thoseflwho stand on their feet. for long periods, and smore particularly, an: arch support appl cable to the outside of a shoe,enabling it to be readily placed in position and removed to suit theconvenience of the user.

A further object is the provision of a device of this nature whichconstitutes a spring support and which may be readily, quickly andeffectively adjusted both as to fit and supporting tension.

To the end that these objects and certain other objects may be carriedout, my invention resides in a structure such as I will now describewith reference to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of thisspecification, and wherein,

Figure 1 is a side view showing the practical application of theinvention,

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of my improved arch support removed,

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 3,and

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view invention.

Referring now to these figures my invention proposes an arrangementapplicable to the outside of a shoe such as seen at 10 in Figs. 1 and 2and for this purpose includes a bridge plate 11 adapted to extendtransversely across and beneath the arch of the shoe. I have shown thisbridge plate 11 as being substantially flat, but it may if desired becurved to fit the ordinary or special curvature of the arch portion of ashoe.

I also contemplate that this bridge instead of being a plate may beformed of material having sufiicient flexibility to enable the same toyield to the form of the shoe arch and snugly seat thereagainst.

The sides of the bridge member 11 are carried in any suitable manner bythe lower angular ends 12 of the side portions or extensions 13 of asupporting and tension member 14: of the inverted U-shape shown, whoseupper cross bar may incline rearof my Speciflcatitnof Letters PatentsPatented Mar. 22, 1921.

wardly asparticularly seenin Figs. 1 and 5 so as to .adaptit to readypassage and extension across the rear orheel portion of the shoe 10, oracross the rear of the shoe immediately above the heel portion.

The sidep'ortions Iofthis supporting and tension member have zigzagbends 15 forming vertically resilient side portions immediately aboveand controlling the side portions of thebridge jmeinber 11 to whichtheir lower angular extremities are connected, and theside portions 13may also be bent above their said resilient portions to form attachingrings 16 which lie against opposite sides of the shoe 10 and areadaptposite ends of an adjusting member preferably in the nature of astrap or similar flexible connection.

This strap or flexible connect-ion 17 is adapted to extend across thefront portion of the shoe at or slightly above the instep and serves tohold the arch support in place and also, by adjustable connection of itsends, adjust the supporting tension upon the arch engaging bridge as theuser may desire.

It is obvious that the arch and shaped as shown and described is capableof ready application with one end of a flexible strap or connection 17detached by simply shifting the same over the heel portion of a shoe andthen tying or otherwise adjustably connecting the free end required ordesired tension.

It is also equally obvious that detachment and removal of my improveddevice may take place with equal readiness and ease and that adjustmentof its tension from time to time in use can be easily and quicklyaccomplished.

It is further obvious that the flexible nature of the tension andsupporting member, with its vertically yielding side portions will adaptitself to various sizes and shapes of shoes without trouble and that theinvention also readily yields with foot movements and is particularlyuseful to persons whose work or business requiresthat they be upon theirfeet for long periods at a time.

I claim:

1. An outside arch support for shoes including a bridge member arrangedto extend transversely beneath the arch of a shoe, a supporting memberof inverted U-shape support as pro vided by my invention, formed of thestrap to the .ed for the adjustable connection of the op havingVertically resilient side portions attached at their lower ends to thesides of the bridge member and an. upper portion ar ranged toextendrearwardly across the heel of a shoe, and a flexible member adjustablyconnected at its ends to the sides of said supporting member and adaptedto extend across the instep of a shoe.

2. An outside arch support for shoes in eluding a supporting member ofinverted U-shape having its sides provided with a plurality of zigzagbends forming flexible sections, 'a bridge member extending transverselybetween and connected to the lower ends of said side/members, and aflexible retaining member adjustably connected at its ends to the sideportions of the supporting member above its'resilientbends.

' 3. An outside arch support for shoes including a supporting member ofinverted U-shape having bent portions at its opposite sides formingresilient J sections, a transmember of inverted U-shape whose sideportions have inte ral spring sections and engage the sides 0? thebridge member at their lower ends, and an attaching and adjusting memberadjustably connected at its ends to the said side portions above theirspring sections, as described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

QUINCY D. SCOTT.

